print [w for w in j.split() if w[0] == '*' and w[-1] == '*']
Wouldn't that only work if it was bug *car* jeff?
I can imagine bug*car*jeff would throw it.
Cheers,
Liam Clarke
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'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn well please.
And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.